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Laws on privacy from next door neighbour

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 4.05 PM

I live in an old cottage and my next door neighbour’s back door adjoins my courtyard. Our cottages were built over a hundred years ago and used to share an outside WC. The courtyard belongs to me, not my elderly male neighbour. The trouble is I have no privacy. He has a net curtain on the inside the window of the door so can look out without me seeing him, but I can’t see when he’s stood there watching me. My courtyard is south facing and I like to sit out in the sun but whenever I do, my elderly neighbour often watches me as it’s not privacy glass. I have no privacy! Am I allowed to put some sort of clear frosted privacy plastic on the outside so there is no daylight restriction, but I can get some privacy?

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

Hi Vanessa It’s an easy fix and you have two options. One being change the glass to frosted, there are many different modern, authentic designs. Option two would be to film the glass with an obscure film, there are many different shades, colours etc. Most glass will let in a lot of light while giving privacy. I hope this helps. Thanks Cole

Answered20 July 2022

Westldnconstruction

Rating: 5 out of 5

West Drayton

Hi vanessa I think best option to put film on or you can get now day lot of modern glass

Answered5 August 2022

Anonymous user

Replace the glass with a sandblasted glass or opalescent glass with will distort the view and another option is to replace the glass with a panel be that wood or pvc.

Answered9 August 2022

Cavern Construction and Joinery

Rating: 5 out of 5

Stoke On Trent

Hi, If the glass is on your neighbours door then you can't do nothing to change that. If you knock on and ask politely and are willing to foot the bill he may agree to having it replaced to a frosted pane but it'll be an awkward conversation to have if he cotton's on to you thinking he's got voyeuristic nature. Your only option might be a screen that you can position in place to give you privacy. You can move it to suit the position of the sun so you're always hidden. Or he may not even be watching you if you can't see him. If he's elderly I'd doubt he'd be wanting stand at a window all day and he surely won't be thinking like a man in his 20s.

Answered10 August 2022